Stay for corsets, belts, and the like



June 16, 1936.

v. A. LONGAKER STAY FOR COBSETS, BELTS AND THE LIKE Filed. May 11, 19154 SYWQ/WYO'D VA LQ/Zgagm'er Patented June 16, 1936 PATENT OFFIQE STAY FOR CORSETS, BELTS, AND THE LIKE Vernen A. Longaker, Boston, Mass.

Application May 11, 1934, Serial No. 725,201

2 Claims.

My invention relates to an improvement in stays for corsets, belts and the like. The invention comprises a backing member on which the stay is mounted and which can be easily and readily secured to or removed from a corset or belt.

One object is to provide means for preventing the steels or stays from working through the ends of the backing members.

Another object is to provide a cheaply but durably constructed stay and covering member.

Other and more specific objects will be apparent as the specification is considered in connec tion with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a portion of a belt having stays and covering member secured thereto;

Figure 2 is a detached plan view of a pair of stays and covering members; and

Figure 3 is a vertical cross section through one of the stay members and covering member.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, B denotes a belt or corset of sufficient length to encircle the body of the wearer and to which the 25 stays are applied. The stays consist of strips l of steel or other suitable flexible material, preferably two in number although one strip may be used, The strips or stays I are perforated adjacent their upper ends as at 2, and a covering 3 of kid or other flexible material is secured to the stays by means of eyelets or rivets inserted through these perforations. The cloth covering 3 is of sufficient length so that both ends thereof will extend a suitable distance beyond the upper and lower ends of the stays. The upper extended end portion 5 of the covering member constitutes a flap adapted to be rearwardly and downwardly folded or tucked behind the upper portions of the stays, so that the flap will be positioned at 40 and will cover the rear of the inner ends of the eyelets 4, and thus serve as a guard and cushion. The lower end 6 of the covering 3, extending a suitable distance beyond the lower ends of the stays, also serves as a flap portion and is adapted to be rearwardly and upwardly folded so as to be positioned directly at the rear of the lower end portions of said stays.

The stay covering is attached to the corset or belt B by parallel lines of stitches l along the outer marginal edges and between the two stays. A line of stitches 8 across the upper portion of said covering directly below the margin of the fold serves to strengthen the upper end of the fold and will tend to prevent the upper ends of 55 the stays from working through the folded end of the covering. On the lower end of the cover ing a line of stitches 9 is positioned directly at the end of the stays, leaving a considerable portion of the flap 6 free from stitches and unattached to the corset. This is particularly desir- 5 able, because in the event the lower ends of the stays work through the stitches 9, the unstitched portion of the flap will permit of considerable relative movement of the stays without any danger of the latter extending through the ends of the flap.

From the foregoing it will be seen that each stay will be snugly positioned within a stitched pocket. It will also be noted that the upper flap portion 5 of the stay covering serves as a backing or protective covering for the inner ends of the eyelets or rivets 4 which obviates the objectionable frictional contact between the eyelets and the corset material, thus preventing any cutting, wearing or rotting of the material, or objectionable pressure against the body of the wearer.

The fact that the stays and covering form a separate unit apart from the corset or belt is particularly desirable inasmuch as it facilitates ready removal from the corset by removing the stitching, should either the stays or covering become damaged or worn. Furthermore, if for any reason the position of the stays on the corset is found to be unsuitable or uncomfortable to the wearer they may readily and easily be rearranged or positioned on the corset or even be replaced by the wearer.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is:

1. A support for corsets and belts comprising a stay, a covering member associated therewith, eyelets in said stay and covering member adjacent the upper end of said stay, said eyelets attaching said stay to said covering member, extended flap portions on the ends of said covering, the upper flap portion being folded over an end of said stay, the extended lower flap portion being folded at a point below the end of said stay, said covering member and stay being secured to the corset by rows of stitching surrounding said stay, the upper flap portion of said covering member covering the inner ends of said eyelets, and said lower flap portion being unattached to said corset below the end of said stay.

2. A support for corsets and belts comprising flexible stays, a flexible covering member covering one side of said stays, eyelets in said stays and covering member adjacent the upper ends of the stays, said eyelets securing the stays to said covering, the outer ends of said covering extending beyond the ends of the stays, said extended upper end portion being folded over the ends of said stays, said extended lower end portion being folded thereover below the ends of said stays, 5 parallel stitching through said covering securing said covering and stays to a corset, and rows of stitching through said covering adjacent the ends of said stays for retaining the stays in position, the upper folded portion of said covering member covering the inner bared ends of said eyelets, and the lower folded portion being unattached to said corset.

VERNEN A. LONGAKER. 

